...musician, producer, wife beater -- excuse me slapper and puncher*, and overall bastard died today.
("Wasn't he already dead?" was overheard here at work today twice in about twenty seconds.)
It would not be funny if my face was forced into birthday this evening. Too soon.
* Actual quote: "Sure, I've slapped Tina... There have been times when I punched her to the ground without thinking. But I never beat her."